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Delivered at the National Association for Family Child Care annual conference, this interactive session for providers and administrators gives insight into the habits of highly successful family care providers. Learn tips to help you understand what today’s parents want in a child care partnership. Explore tools and technology that can boost your connection to parents and improve the effectiveness of your program.
Presented by Bill Collins and Marty from Appelbaum Training Institute.
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Always On: Making Today's Connected Lifestyle Work for You
1. Always On!
Making Today’s Connected
Lifestyle Work for You
Marty Appelbaum and Bill Collins
Appelbaum Training Institute and Child Care Daily App
www.atiseminars.org and www.childcaredailyapp.com
11. Generation X
• Savvy and entrepreneurial.
• Uses e-mail.
• Wants to be in the loop.
12. Generation Y - Millennials
•Uses email, text
messaging, and Apps.
•Uses Social Networking.
13. Generation Y - Millennials
•Uses technology to make
life simpler.
•Wants frequent feedback.
14. Today’s Millennial
Parents
Millennials are on
course to become
the most educated
generation in
American history.
15. Today’s Millennial Parents are Confident
• Work Longer hours.
• Spend more hours each day
using technology.
• Have an increased
desire for connectedness.
16. Millennial Generation
1st time Parents
Average age of 1st-time mom - 25
Average age of 1st-time dad - 27
18. Millennial Generation
60% raised in homes of
divorce or by single parents,
so they are more open to non-
traditional parenting such as:
• Child Care
• Shared Parenting
19. Millennial Generation
Highly focused on values, purpose
and quality of life.
•52% say being a good parent is
most important thing in life.
•Want options to allow them to
stay connected to their
21. Millennial Generation
Seeking Child care arrangements that:
• Use technology to improve
communication
• Use technology to improve
connectivity
• Create a sense of engagement
22. Additional Facts
45% highly associate their lives
with simplicity.
43% say that texting is just as
meaningful as actual conversation.
33. Remember this?
Seeking Child care arrangements that:
• Use technology to improve
communication
• Use technology to improve
connectivity
• Create a sense of engagement